Kennick Open Competition May 10th

Last Sunday May 10th saw the Kennick Open Bank Competition with big cash prizes.

It was early start with 24 anglers booked in and all registered by 0800.

Thanks to Tom Hendy for cooking the bacon rolls on arrival and having the coffee on tap.

After a briefing by John Hern, anglers then had to draw for East or West Bank with a start number. Anglers then left the entry points in 1 minute intervals and were all on the water by 0900. Morning session was from 0930-1230 with a max of 3 fish in the morning. Several rods were back at the lodge within the hour having caught their 3.

At 1230 3 boats were sent to the causeway end to transfer anglers across the lake due to the causeway being closed.

The afternoon session went from 1330-1630 with the weigh in and 1700 and BBQ and results at 1730. The afternoon session was tougher as the NE wind had picked up.

23 anglers caught 78 fish for a bag weight of 178lbs. Average catch 3.39 and average weight was 2lbs 5oz.

Fish were caught in all areas of the lake.

Best flies were mainly pulled lures with the odd hawthorn still producing a few fish.

5 anglers caught their 6 fish limit and 2 failed to catch.

1st Andy Gooding of Liverton - 6 fish for 14lbs 3oz receiving a cheque for £500.

2nd Paul Wicks of Ashburton - 6 fish for 13lbs 13oz receiving a cheque for £250.

3rd Robert Gale of Ashburton - 5 fish for 13lbs 6oz receiving 3 day tickets from SW Lakes Trust.

4th Robert Dadd of Bovey Tracey - 6 fish for 13lbs 4oz receiving a cheque for £100.

5th Alex Venn from Willand - 6 fish for 12lbs 2oz receiving a cheque for £40.

John Huckings of Roche Anglers caught the biggest fish of the day at 3lbs 6oz receiving a Turralls Fly Line.

The 2 anglers who failed to catch went into a heads n tails to get their entry fee back and James won.

Thanks to Tom for cooking the BBQ with Leon Fisher doing a great job on the onions.

Thanks to all the anglers who fished and made this event a success.

Thanks to Snowbee, Turralls, Leon Fisher of SW Lakes Trust and Kennick Fly Fishers Association for supporting this competition.

A few pics of the day and winners.

Date for diary next year for another up to £1000 of prizes is May 9th 2027.

Look out for advert of website very soon.

Snowbee UK

Turrall,H,& Co

South West Lakes Trust

A few pics of the day.